Omelet wrote:
> I have to re-do my outdoor herb garden from scratch. The Mexican Oregano
> is still alive as is the Dittany, but I have to find a new Thyme plant
> etc. I had a rock wainscotting put around my house earlier this year
> and my herbs were close to the house on the West side.
>
> In order to put the limestone facing up, they had to dig and add extra
> foundation to hold the weight. The contractor knew I wanted to
> eventually stone fact the entire house over instead of just having the
> current wainscotting so built the footing accordingly.
>
> I had to dig up and pot the herbs on that side except for the MO as
> that's a bush and could not be moved. It was forward enough, they were
> able to work around it.
>
> The Thyme did not survive potting. <sigh>
>
> The Dittany did tho' which I'm glad of as that one is hard to find.
> I'm going to rock in the herb bed and make it a bit deeper with some new
> topsoil before replanting. Now I have to work around that concrete...
>
> My rosemary died last summer so I had to replace that one anyway. I've
> got Russian Sage coming back up from seed in a different spot in the
> yard, so that's taken care of. :-)
>
>

My basil did not make it through the winter, but everything else looks
good; parsley, chives, oregano, thyme, mint. Some of my lemongrass made
it, some did not.

Becca